Multimodal Safety Management and Human Factors: Crossing the Borders of Medical, Aviation, Road and Rail Industries - Hardcover

Jr, José M. Anca

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075467021X ISBN 13: 9780754670216

Publisher: CRC Press, 2007

Synopsis

Safety management and human factors disciplines are often regarded as subjective and nebulous. This perhaps stems from a variety of, sometimes disparate, activities in the realms of education, industry and research. Aviation is one of the safety-critical industries that has led the development of safety systems and human factors. However, in recent years, safety management and human factors are seen to be progressing well in the road, rail and the medical arena. Multimodal Safety Management and Human Factors is a wide-ranging compendium of contemporary approaches in the aviation, road, rail and medical domains. It brings together 28 chapters from both the academic and professional worlds that focus on applications, tools and strategies in safety management and human factors. It is a wellspring of the practical rather than the theoretical. Safety scientists, human factors industry practitioners, change management advocates, educators and students will find this book extremely relevant and challenging.

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About the Author

José M. Anca Jr is a Human Factors and Crew Resource Management practitioner. His specialty is in the design, implementation and technology transfer of practical tools in managing human error in organizations undergoing rapid change. José's range of experience spans across the aviation industry as head of human factors in airlines such as Philippine Airlines, Ansett Australia and Singapore Airlines, and now consulting on human factors in the railway industry. He is also involved in research programs in the areas of flight crew selection and aviation mentoring. José is a member of the Flight Safety Foundation's ICARUS Committee, the flight safety think-tank based in Washington DC, a consultant to the IATA Training and Development Institute, and the Manager of Aviation Human Factors, lecturing on Safety Management Systems and Human Factors at Swinburne University. He is currently a Senior Consultant for Human Factors with Interfleet Technology Pty Ltd based in Melbourne, Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075467021X
• ISBN 13: 9780754670216
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 356